Most religions believe the universe and everything in it is a creation of God or gods, and most demand that we nurture God's creation.
It was an experience that strengthened her conviction that Christians need to do more about the climate crisis. But it also found that 35 per cent of church leaders say they rarely preach on environmental matters, citing the politicisation of the issue as a key challenge., an ecumenical program helping faith groups achieve sustainability goals like establishing community gardens, water tanks, and constructing giant crosses made of solar panels.against"Climate change has become this incredible political hot-button issue, which is just devastating," she says.
In the lead-up to the federal election, the ARRCC is amplifying its climate activism, targeting MPs in marginal electorates, and urging them to embrace meaningful climate change policies. Samuel Batt, an advisor for Liberal MP Warren Entsch, meets with Father Neil Forgie and Venerable Rinchen Kelly.
Shouldn’t ‘religious’ Australians always have been green? God’s creation and all that.
But God works in mysterious ways, he decides when its hot, when its cold, bush fires, droughts, snow blizzards, floods, etc. Doesn't he.
Christians have been 'green' for hundreds of years...wet behind the ears also.
It’s good to see but Climate change effects everyone even if you don’t believe remember when it rains it falls on everyone !!!!😁🤵🏾♂️🇦🇺🤓
Are they from the Christian, Muslim, Hindu, or Sikh community of Australians since unwelcome Christians annexed us to the UK?
So have the Pentecostal Church come to the party yet? Doesn't look like it as Scomo's position has changed.
Sons are to become Houses, Houses to become Tribes, Tribes to become States, States to become Nations, and so it shall be, one into the next until times indefinite. The key was always Federation: 12 democratic states of Israel, and the moment that vision was lost, so was Israel.
As a fellow Baptist and a supporter of tearfundaus, I echo all that Hattie says. Can be something of a battle though to get evangelical churches to see how stewardship for creation while we are here is a biblical imperative. They need to hear KHayhoe depoliticise it. arrcc1
Great , now tax the churches so the government can contribute a percentage of what they pay.
One thing Abrahamic religions do wrong is fail to listen to Moses, taking a title while ignoring its definition. Atheists are too smart by half, Moses solved world peace and sustainable democracy, he built it long before Plato even imagined a Republic with a Philosopher King.
Paradise is an idea we envision, much like Justice, we have a picture of what that should look like in our minds eye, and we seek to make that vision a reality, engineer it. In no way does this design and manufactured product just magically manifest, we have to build it.
It's a matter of interpretation, one could argue the world is in our servitude by the authority of God, another interpretation is we are commanded to take the Garden of Eden with us as we fill the Earth, that would imply caretaking duties.
You mean, they aren't all prosperity Christians who just want to make money?
A country that is a Prayer .
Right… Because Australia’s domestic emissions policies can totally affect the global climate.